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thisfullhouse Patient Expert

Aberdeen, New Jersey
6 people living in a 7 room house? This Full House is a full-frontal encounter into my life as a SAHM, lover of multi-functional gadgets, slayer of ALL appliances proved slow and/or inefficient, with 4 children, 2 cats, 1 super hyper sock-eating chocolate lab and 2 damned much laundry. I make... Full Bio
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#Blogust: Leave a Comment, Save a Child, Enough Said. by thisfullhouse Patient Expert 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This post is my contribution to the United Nations Foundation's Shot@Life Blog Relay for #Bloglust:  31 bloggers, one each day in August, are writing about people from ... Read on »
My Kids Think I'm a Stupid Momblogger, I Prefer the Term "Family Chronicler"! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Reading between the lines: HEY, YOU KLUTZ, BEWARE! I love it when Garth (not his real name) is home for many reasons that I won't bother you with writing a lo ... Read on »
#BlogHer12: Blood, Sweat & Tears AND More Sweat by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This was my 6th time attending BlogHer yet here I am again, sitting for nearly an hour in front of a blank screen, wondering "Where in the heck do I start?!?" ... Read on »
The Descent, Jersey Style by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My brother-in-law is visiting with us for a couple of days this week (yes, on purpose!) but, I wasn't surprised to learn that he really didn't have any plans to go to th ... Read on »
BlogHer12: Caution, Professional Dork at Work! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Tracey , Me, Melisa and OH LOOK! It's freakin' Busy Mom at #BBSummit12! I love traveling to blogging conferences and when people ask me, "What IS it that you ... Read on »
So, My Kid Passes Out While Visiting Grandpa at the Hospital & Other Stories of You NEVER Know,... by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting She's a sassy lemur. Sooooo, I'm in my dear, sweet friend Melisa 's fancy-schmancy car headed to #BBSummit12, my husband  calls me on my cell phone and after ... Read on »
Nearly Wordless Wednesday: Look Mom, I Cut My Own Hair!!! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting On my the list of scariest words a parent will ever hear along with:  what's ALL this hair doing in the bathroom?!? Unless, the kid actually does a gosh-darned pr ... Read on »
On the Other Hand, My Build-A-Bear's Name Would Totally Be FUBAR! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The kids and I were sitting around the kitchen table -- actually, I was working on finalizing a few end of summer writing projects, while they hovered in and around my l ... Read on »
Call Me Craaaaaaaazy, Talk With Yous Laaaaaaaay-tuh, Maybe by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting                                                                                         Source: etsy.com via Liz on Pinterest   My parents had a teleph ... Read on »
She Bangs, He Bangs, We All Bang A Uey! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I drove my SIL into Massachusetts (my husband's aunt has been very ill and recovering in a nursing home) for what turned out to be a last-minute, don't-worry-we'll-just- ... Read on »
Before Social Media, Some of Us Would Use Our Pregnancies, As Timelines by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Never being one to tempt fate...[pausing to knock on wood]...I am absolutely sure of very few things in life, like: We are all out of milk, eggs, cereal or bread ... Read on »
On Pandemonium, Pneumonia and Piss-Poor Plumbing by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting If you were to ask me what pandemonium meant, B.C. (before children) I would have suggested that it sort of sounds like a digestive aid for pandas.  Panda.  Ammonium ... Read on »
Because Some Things Just Shouldn't Be Shared on Instagram by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Alternate Blog Title: Happy 11th Birthday...OH YEAH!...and congratulations on that OTHER thing, Hopey! It's not like I'm worried about embarrassing my kids or ... Read on »
A Blog Post NOT About Graduations, Celebrating a Birthday, Anniversary or My Kids by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Because everyone loves a good pirate story, right?!? I know, I know, though it is sort of a BIG DEAL when your oldest kid graduates high school (d'oh, sorry, w ... Read on »
Nearly Wordless Wednesday: WAY TO GO, HOLLY!!!! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Click to enlarge (go ahead, she won't mind...too much) That awkward moment when, typically NOT one for being the center of attention, your family HOLLERS YO ... Read on »
Happily Ever After, Everything! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting She's quoting her favorite Dr. Seuss: do you like my hat? Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, the trouble with having so many kids born 2-3 year ... Read on »
Barbie the Verklempt Killer by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Having been married for nearly 22 years (wait, that makes me sound way too old) or the entire life span of an average college graduate (ugh, never mind) I feel it safe t ... Read on »
Sometimes Bonding With the Dentist, Alongside Your Sister, Can Be a Happy Experience by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting March 2010 (a.k.a. the year they stopped smiling) Not that I have anything against dentists...personally.  I feel it takes a special sort of something to actua ... Read on »
I'm Not Needy, I'm Just Giving Others the Chance to Be Helpful! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting She wears bright colors to help her mother find her on the field. I'm not very good at asking for help.  What, you too?!?  I know, me too!!!  Is there anything ... Read on »
Last Week, Before the Last Week, Of the Last Week of School by thisfullhouse Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Another typical Memorial Day weekend at our house, with more birthday cake! We opened our pool yesterday and by we I mean Garth (not his real name) did almost ... Read on »